squarrosa
|skwə-rɒs-ə|
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/skwəˈrɑːsə/
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/skwəˈrɒsə/
spreading, stiffly projecting
Etymology
'squarrosa' originates from 'Latin', specifically the word 'squarrosus', where 'squarr-' (from 'squarere' or related formations) meant 'rough, scaly, projecting'.
'squarrosa' changed from Latin word 'squarrosus' and was adopted into New Latin/botanical Latin for descriptive epithets; from there English inherited related forms such as 'squarrose' and botanical epithets like 'squarrosa'.
Initially it meant 'rough, with stiffly projecting scales or points', and over time it retained and narrowed to the specialized botanical sense of 'having spreading or recurved parts'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
(botany) Having parts (such as leaves, scales, or bracts) that are spreading or recurved at right angles; rough or scaly in appearance.
The moss Racomitrium squarrosa is named for its squarrosa leaves that spread away from the stem.
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Last updated: 2025/12/04 08:57